Cercle Brugge KSV vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24

Cercle Brugge KSV

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Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Sun 24 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC Jan Breydel Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Hannes Van der Bruggen 14' Y

Y 29' Lazare Amani

Y 30' Charles Vanhoutte

Senna Miangue 57' Y

Y 65' Fedde Leysen

Senna Miangue 83' YR

Overview

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Cercle Brugge KSV vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — Jupiler League at Jan Breydel Stadion.

Cercle Brugge KSV 7 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bram Van Driessche

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	7	19
2	KAA Gent	7	19
3	Club Brugge KV	7	18
4	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	7	18
5	RSC Anderlecht	7	13
6	SV Zulte-Waregem	7	11
7	Royal Standard de Liège	7	11
8	KVC Westerlo	7	10
9	KRC Genk	7	9
10	SK Beveren	7	9
11	K. Sint-Truidense VV	7	8
12	Lommel SK	7	8
13	Royal Antwerp FC	7	7
14	UR La Louvière Centre	7	4
15	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	7	4
16	Cercle Brugge KSV	7	3
17	KV Mechelen	7	3
18	KV Kortrijk	7	3

Head-to-Head

Cercle Brugge KSV 13 games · Avg 2.9 goals Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-24 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2023-01-18 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2022-10-09 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2021-10-02 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2019-05-04 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Recent Form

Cercle Brugge KSV

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Sep	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	H	0–2	L
16 Sep	RWDM Molenbeek FC	A	1–2	L
02 Sep	KVC Westerlo	H	2–1	W
27 Aug	K. Sint-Truidense VV	A	2–0	W
19 Aug	Royal Standard de Liège	A	1–0	W
13 Aug	KRC Genk	H	0–1	L

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Sep	Cercle Brugge KSV	A	2–0	W
21 Sep	Toulouse FC	H	1–1	D
16 Sep	KRC Genk	H	0–2	L
03 Sep	Royal Antwerp FC	H	2–2	D
31 Aug	FC Lugano	A	1–0	W
24 Aug	FC Lugano	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Cercle Brugge KSV		Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
#16	Position	#1
3	Points	19
7	Played	7
0 / 3 / 4	W / D / L	6 / 1 / 0
8	Scored	21
14	Conceded	3
-6	GD	+18
0.43	PPG	2.71
0%	Win %	86%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season

71% Clean Sheets
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season

Cercle Brugge KSV are 16th (3 pts). Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (19 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cercle Brugge KSV

0-15

–/2

16-30

2/2

31-45

1/3

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/2

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

3/1

46-60

4/–

61-75

3/–

76+

6/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cercle Brugge KSV

Steve Ngoura	2 G
Krys-Anthony Kouassi	2 G
Erick	1 G	1 A
Christiaan Ravych	1 G
Lukas Mondele	1 G

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Raul Florucz	4 G
Relebohile Mofokeng	3 G	1 A
Besfort Zeneli	2 G	4 A
Mateo Biondic	2 G	4 A
Guilherme Carvalho	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Jan Breydel Stadion. Cercle Brugge KSV are looking to make home advantage count against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
5' Noah Sadiki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 394 appearances.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cercle Brugge KSV must find a spark to ignite this game.
14' A meaty challenge results in booking for Hannes Van der Bruggen on 14.
16' Mohammed Amoura makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are in front.
21' Cercle Brugge KSV are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Royale Union Saint-Gilloise backline.
26' Elton Kabangu is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise tonight.
29' The referee shows Royale Union Saint-Gilloise player a card on 29.
30' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Charles Vanhoutte on 30 minutes.
35' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Warleson made 362 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
45' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
50' The travelling Royale Union Saint-Gilloise supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
52' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Mohammed Amoura makes it 0-2.
54' A tactical swap from Cercle Brugge KSV — Senna Miangue on, Edgaras Utkus off on 54 minutes.
57' Cercle Brugge KSV player sees a card in front of him.
62' Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yann Gboho is hanging Alan Minda on the field on 62 minute.
65' The referee calls foul for Fedde Leysen. He receives a card.
70' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kevin Rodriguez is hanging Gustaf Nilsson on the field on 70 minute.
75' Charles Vanhoutte, a Belgium midfielder, has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
76' A tactical swap from Cercle Brugge KSV — Flavio Nazinho on, Jesper Daland off on 76 minutes.
77' A change in the Royale Union Saint-Gilloise ranks — Mohammed Amoura exits the field as Noah Sadiki enters on 77.
82' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
83' It’s a booking for Cercle Brugge KSV player. Senna Miangue gets a card.
88' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise make a change. Lazare Amani trudges off to be replaced by Cameron Puertas on 88 minutes.
89' A change in the Royale Union Saint-Gilloise ranks — Mathias Rasmussen exits the field as Elton Kabangu enters on 89.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

22
Leonardo Lopes
28
Hannes Van der Bruggen ↓ Nils De Wilde 54'
9
Kevin Denkey
34
Thibo Somers
1
Warleson
41
Hugo Siquet
4
Jesper Daland ↓ Flavio Nazinho 76'
66
Christiaan Ravych
6
Edgaras Utkus ↓ Senna Miangue 54'
11
Alan Minda ↓ Yann Gboho 62'
77
Jordan Semedo ↓ Kazeem Olaigbe 62'

Bench

10
Yann Gboho ↑ 62'
18
Senna Miangue ↑ 54'
27
Nils De Wilde ↑ 54'
21
Maxime Delanghe
–
Flavio Nazinho ↑ 76'
19
Kazeem Olaigbe ↑ 62'
–
Romaric Etonde

Coach Miron Muslic

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Loic Lapoussin
26
Ross Sykes
14
Joachim Imbrechts
7
Elton Kabangu ↑ 89'
23
Cameron Puertas ↑ 88'
27
Noah Sadiki ↑ 77'
–
Kevin Rodriguez ↑ 70'

Coach Alexander Blessin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Gustaf Nilsson	4
Mohammed Amoura	3
Youssouf Niakate	3
Kevin Denkey	3
Jeremy Taravel	3
Dante Vanzeir	3
Milos Stamenkovic	2
Felipe Augusto	2

Head to Head

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2023-09-24 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2023-09-16 RWDM Molenbeek FC 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2023-09-02 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–1 KVC Westerlo W 2023-08-27 K. Sint-Truidense VV 0–2 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2023-08-19 Royal Standard de Liège 0–1 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2023-08-13 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 KRC Genk L

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

2023-09-24 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2023-09-21 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–1 Toulouse FC D 2023-09-16 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–2 KRC Genk L 2023-09-03 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–2 Royal Antwerp FC D 2023-08-31 FC Lugano 0–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2023-08-24 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 FC Lugano W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.46 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.9 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

I would bet for: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 72% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cercle Brugge KSV11% Draw16% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise73%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes35% 0% No65%

Avg goals/match: 3.36

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw

28%

Draw or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

89%

Cercle Brugge KSV or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cercle Brugge KSV4% Draw32% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise64%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 3

13.8%

0 – 1

10.4%

0 – 4

9.9%

1 – 2

6.5%

1 – 3

6.3%

0 – 5

5.7%

1 – 1

5.1%

0 – 0

4.7%

1 – 4

4.7%

0 – 6

2.9%

1 – 5

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV

Handicap	Cercle Brugge KSV covers	Push	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	1%	99%
-1.5	1%	—	99%
-1	1%	3%	97%
-0.5	3%	—	97%
+0.5	15%	—	85%
+1	15%	19%	67%
+1.5	33%	—	67%
+2	33%	22%	44%
+2.5	56%	—	44%

Clean Sheet

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

63% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.